Moreover, he is specifically referred to as “a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain” (Revelation 5:6), “the Lamb that was slain” (13:8), ...

A lamb appears instead—a lamb who has suffered a mortal wound, no less. Nowhere in Revelation does a lion appear. Instead, Revelation’s primary symbol is the Lamb. The Lamb does carry a sword. But ...

The Lion That Is a Lamb. In Revelation 5, one of the twenty-four elders in heaven comes to John, who is weeping because no one can open the scroll that reveals God's will.